Gender-related differences in elite gymnasts: The female athlete triad

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2146-2152

  Weimann, Edda ^a  

^a Medical Centre for Child Heath   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body composition; Gymnastics; Leptin; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0036082349     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00572.2001     Document Type: Article

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